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During the War Between the States, 1861-1865, 155 Confederate soldiers, wounded in the Battle of Atlanta and evacuated, died in several improvised hospitals in Barnesville. This marks the site of the main hospital. A marble headstone marks each soldier's grave in Greenwood Cemetery near here. Two Federal troopers are buried with the Confederates and each Memorial Day receive the same tribute. Among States represented are Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee.HM Number | HMGVS |
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Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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Marker Number | 085-4 |
Year Placed | 1955 |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 10:24pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 765561 N 3660949 |
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Decimal Degrees | 33.05471667, -84.15593333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 3.283', W 84° 9.356' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 3' 16.98" N, 84° 9' 21.36" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 404, 770, 706, 478, 678 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 109 Forsyth St, Barnesville GA 30204, US |
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